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Iowa town flooded yet again

After the floods of 1993, most residents of Chelsea decided to stay. Now it's flooding again.

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Updated: 2:16 AM CDT Jun 3, 2013

Iowa town flooded yet again

After the floods of 1993, most residents of Chelsea decided to stay. Now it's flooding again.

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Updated: 2:16 AM CDT Jun 3, 2013

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WEBVTT from Chelsea. 9660, 54:09 "CHELSEA HAS BEEN UNDERWATER SINCE MONDAY, BUT RESIDENTS SAY IT'S NOTHING NEW." 54:14 NATS Boat As of this yearit's the newest way to commute in Chelsea. NATS from filesplashing water/boats And, also a flashback. 38:34 "IT'S A PART OF DEALING WITH LIFE IN CHELSEA." 38:36 This is what the town looked like in 1993, when the Iowa River and Otter Creek spilled their banksinundating homes, businesses... and now in 2013 the waters have flowed again. 34:45 "FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SHUTTLING PEOPLE IN AND OUT IF THEY NEED MEDICINE, CLOTHES." 34:50 After the devastation in '93residents were offered the chance to move to higher ground through FEMA assistance. 36:05 "IT'S NOT AS SMOOTH AS OH HERE'S A CHECK GO SOMEWHERE ELSE." 36:09 Most of the residents said noand returned. 45:03 "MY HUSBAND'S PARENTS LIVED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO MOVE AND MY HUSBAND DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THEM HERE SO WE STAYED." 45:11 Call it stubbornness.bu t those that stayed say it's loyaltyand love for a small town of just under 300 people. 37:58 "WE WANTED TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO RAISE OUR KIDS IN A QUIET ENVIRONMENT. YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR TOWN." 38:06 45:36 "I LIKE THE SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY THINGS LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY PULL US ALL TOGETHER." 45:42 And they'll be a community calling Chelsea home for a long time...through this flood and the next. 36:11 "IF YOU GREW UP IN YOUR TOWN WOULD YOU JUST WALK AWAY FROM IT? THESE PEOPLE DIDN'T THEY STAYED." 36:17 9665, 56:20 "THE MAYOR SAYS ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS ARE STILL IN TOWN WHILE THE REST HAVE RELOCATED...VANE SSA PENG KCCI 8 NEWS IOWA'S NEWS LEADER." 56:29

Iowa town flooded yet again

After the floods of 1993, most residents of Chelsea decided to stay. Now it's flooding again.